Harwood: Romney Supporting ObamaCare ‘a Perfect Encapsulation of His Great Flaw’

TODD: "Some people think if it goes to Cleveland, it could be Mitt Romney. But let me tell you what Mitt Romney said about health care. He was quoted, let me read you something here, he was quoted in an obituary for a good friend of his, the founder of Staples, Tom Stemberg. And he was quoted in the obituary as saying this. This is Governor Romney. “Without Tom pushing it,” referring to health care in general, getting more people health care, “I don’t think we would’ve had RomneyCare, and without RomneyCare, I don’t think we would’ve had ObamaCare. So without Tom, a lot of people wouldn’t have health insurance.” Sounded like pretty much like an endorsement—"
HENDERSON: "He’s back to his original position on that."
TODD: "And then social media caught fire and he writes—"
RUBIN: "No, I didn’t mean that."
TODD: "Yeah well, this is what Romney wrote on Facebook a few hours later, “Getting people health insurance is a good thing. And that’s what Tom Stemberg fought for. I oppose ObamaCare and believe it has failed, it drove up premiums, took insurance away from people who were promised otherwise and usurped state programs as I said in the campaign. I’d repeal it, replace it with state-crafted plans. What do you make of it, John?"
HARWOOD: "Perfect encapsulation of his great flaw as a candidate. He was not comfortable being himself, owning up to who he was, what he had done. That did not go over well at all."
TODD: "And yet, it’s almost he’s still worried about his own politics."
HENDERSON: "Right, he’s not running for anything—"
KEARNS GOODWIN: "Right."
HENDERSON: "What difference does it make?"
TODD: "Are you sure?"
KEARNS GOODWIN: "Well, well. Yet."
TODD: " Well are you sure?"
HENDERSON: "I’m sure."